He also admitted using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause fear of or to provoke unlawful violence on the same day.

The officers were called to the Hill Street centre at 2.30pm that day because an argument had broken out between Clarke, who has mental health issues, and a woman who didn’t wish to proceed further with charges against him.

Prosecutor Hilary Marsh said the officers arrived at the scene after they were called by the practice manager.

During the incident, they went to arrest him and he then proceeded to attack them.

Mrs Marsh said: “It was decided that he ought to be arrested. Once he was told that he became aggressive. PC Statt started to apply the handcuffs. Mr Clarke then lunged towards PC Statt.”

In the ensuing moments, PC Nadine McCarthy-Jones tried to use spray to disorientate the patient and called for further assistance.

PC Statt suffered cuts to his left hand; PC Gale was bitten on his right forearm and they both had to be taken to George Eliot Hospital along with PC McCarthy-Jones who was also injured, although that was considered not intentional.

“This was a rather violent incident which result in the officers receiving injuries and being off duty for the rest of the day,” Mrs Marsh added.

Clarke said: “I moved to Leicester to get away from all of that.”

Due to his mental health issues he will have to wait for a full probation report to be done before he is sentenced on Tuesday July 3 at Hinckley Magistrates’ Court.